How to ‘Map’ Cyberspace?
•there are many ways to describe and understand cyberspace (economics, legal, mathematics, art, …)
•I’m a geographer, so I believe maps enjoy a privileged position
•maps have been powerful visual tools for understanding the world for 1000s of years
•maps have been key in framing our understanding places, their size, shape and the relations between them
•maps have been vital for navigation
The map is a help provided to the imagination through the eyes.
Henri Abraham Chatelain, Atlas Historique (1705)